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STOCKTON - Police are searching for four men who robbed a north Stockton jewelry store after using a stolen sport utility vehicle to ram the front entrance, authorities said.

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By The Record

Posted Feb. 1, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Feb. 1, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - Police are searching for four men who robbed a north Stockton jewelry store after using a stolen sport utility vehicle to ram the front entrance, authorities said.

The robbery occurred about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Kay Jewelers in the 10600 block of Trinity Parkway near Interstate 5 and West Eight Mile Road, police said. The thieves entered the store and used hammers to smash display cases before fleeing with several pieces of jewelry, authorities said.

One of the robbers was described as a man with a light complexion who had short dark hair and sideburns, officers said. He was wearing shorts and a light-colored jacket with a red hood and red on the sleeves, police said. A second robber was wearing a dark hooded jacket with a wide, light-colored plaid pattern and possibly a matching scarf, authorities said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Citizens can also text information from their cellphones to CRIMES (274637) and type the keyword TIPSPD and then their tip. They can also visit the department's Facebook page and click "Submit a Tip."

STOCKTON - A man was robbed and nearly attacked with his own pocketknife about 8:20 a.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of Charter Way, police said.

According to authorities, the victim said he received a phone call from a friend who sounded like he was involved in a struggle. The victim returned the phone call, and a man answered. The victim offered a reward for the phone and arranged to meet the man on Charter Way. When the man arrived, he told the victim to put his hands on his head, went through his pockets and fled with the victim's cash, car keys and pocketknife.

The victim caught up to the man, who then pulled out the pocketknife, police said. The victim said he knocked the knife out of the man's hand. The man got into a gold, four-door Chrysler Cirrus, New York license plate No. EAR1082, which was driven by a black woman, police said. The man and woman drove north on Fresno Avenue, authorities said.

The thief was described as a black man standing 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall and weighing 160 pounds, police said. He was wearing a black beanie, a gray jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, black pants and red tennis shoes, authorities said.